Mounting for hand telephones



Sept. 24, 1940' F. GIENGER 2,3

IOUNTING FOR HAND TELEPHONES Filed April 14, 1959 IN VENTOR.

Fred Gienger ,%,MM

ATTORNEYS.

Patented Sept. 24, 1940 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Fred Gienger,Chicago, Ill., assignor to Associated Electric Laboratories, Inc.,Chicago, 11]., a corporation of Delaware Application April 14,

5 Claims.

The present invention relates to mountings for telephones and, moreparticularly, to desk mountings for hand telephones.

A mounting of this type conventionally comprises a supporting base, apedestal carrying a calling dial, and a cradle provided with aswitchhook and adapted to support ahand telephone or hand set of thewell-known monophone type; the usual substation apparatus, including aninduction. coil, a condenser, a signal bell and a switching mechanism,being housed in the supporting base and pedestal of the mounting.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a mounting of thetype described which is of simple and rugged construction and whichembodies an improved arrangement for facilitating movement from place toplace of the mounting and the hand telephone supported thereby.

Another object of the invention is to provide a mounting of the typedescribed which embodies an arrangement for latching the handle of thehand telephone securely in place in the cradle of the mounting in orderto prevent operation of the switching mechanism housed in the mountingincident to the movement from place to place of the mounting and thehand telephone supported thereby.

The objects set forth above are attained in accordance with the presentinvention by providing a mounting of the character described comprisinga base, a pedestal and a cradle including two spaced-apart and upwardlyextending cradle members, the pedestal including front and rear upwardlyand inwardly extending walls and upwardly extending side walls formed bythe cradle members. The rear wall of the pedestal and the cradle membersare so constructed and arranged that a substantially channel-shapedrecess is provided in the rear of the pedestal, the cradle members beingprovided with aligned cradle seats therein adapted to support the handleof the hand telephone. An element having a body portion and extendingbetween the cradle members is pivotally mounted on the cradle membersimmediately below the plane of the aligned cradle seats providedtherein. The element has a normal position wherein the body lid portionthereof is disposed below the plane of the aligned cradle seats providedin the cradle members and in the recess provided in the rear of thepedestal and an operated position wherein the body portion thereof isdisposed above the plane of the aligned cradle seats provided in thecradle members and in latching engagement 1939, Serial No. 267,821

with the handle of the hand telephone, thereby to latch the handle ofthe hand telephone securely in place into the aligned cradle seatsprovided in the cradle members. The element is so constructed andarranged that the body portion thereof is readily accessible when itoccupies its normal position, thereby to accommodate rotational movementof the element from its normal position to its operated position. Thehand telephone and the mounting are so constructed and arranged that thehand telephone and the mounting are movable as a unit from place toplace by the handle of the hand telephone when the handle of the handtelephone is latched in place in the aligned cradle seats provided inthe cradle members. Also, switching mechanism is arranged within themounting and a movable member is associated with the cradle andoperatively connected to the switching mechanism. The cradle and themember are so constructed and arranged that the switching mechanism iscontrolled in accordance with placement and removal of the handle of thehand telephone with respect to the cradle. When the handle of the handtelephone is securely latched in place in the cradle, operation of theswitching mechanism incident to the movement from place to place of themounting and the hand telephone supported thereby is positivelyprevented.

The novel features believed to be characteristic of the invention areset forth with particularity in the appended claims. The invention, bothas to its organization and method of operation, together with furtherobjects and advantages thereof, will best be understood by reference tothe following specification taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawing, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a mounting for ahand telephone which is constructed and arranged in accordance with thepresent invention; and Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of themounting shown in Fig. 1 and a hand telephone supported thereby,illustrating the operated position of an element of the mounting and thesubstation apparatus housed therein.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing, there is shown a deskmounting or support it) for a hand telephone or hand set of thewellknown Monophone type illustrated at H, which mounting comprises asupporting base H, a pedestal I3, and a cradle l4 including twospacedapart and upwardly extending cradle members 15 and IS. Thepedestal I3 is provided with front and rear upwardly and inwardlyextending walls I1 and I8 convergin slightly forwardly of the cradle I4,a top wall I9 extending between the front and rear walls I1 and I8,respectively, and upwardly extending side walls formed by the cradlemembers I5 and I6. The top and rear walls I9 and I9, respectively, ofthe pedestal I3 and the cradle members I5 and I6 are so constructed andarranged that a continuous substantially channel-shaped recess 20 isprovided in the top and rear of the pedestal I3. Aligned cradle seats 2|and 22 are provided in the cradle members I5 and I6, respectively, thecradle seat 2| provided in the cradle member I5 being formed therein byspaced-apart and upwardly extending front and rear tines 23 and 24,respectively; and the cradle seat 22 provided in the cradle member I6being formed therein by spaced-apart and upwardly extending front andrear tines 25 and 26, respectively. The cradle seats 2| and 22 providedin the cradle members I5 and I6 are provided with recesses therein intowhich two mental inserts 21 and 28, respectively, are securelypositioned, the inserts 26 and 21 having openings therein into which twoswitchhooks or plungers 29 and 30, respectively, are slidably mounted.

The front wall H of the pedestal I3 is provided with an annular recessI'I therein within which a calling dial 3| is positioned and supportedin place. The interiors of the supporting base I2 and the pedestal I3are hollow in order to provide a continuous cavity 32 therein whichaccommodates the usual substation apparatus such as a signal bell 33, aninduction coil 34, a condenser 35 and a switching mechanism 36, theswitching mechanism 36 being operatively associated with the switchhooksor plungers 29 and 30 by a suitable connecting lever mechanism 3I. Theopening into the cavity 32 formed in the supporting base I2 and thepedestal I3 is closed by a suitable base plate 38 fastened to thesupporting base I2. Also, the mounting I is so constructed and arrangedthat the center of gravity thereof is disposed in a substantiallyvertical plane extending through the aligned cradle seats 2| and 22provided in the cradle members I and I6, respectively, in order toinsure proper balance of the mounting.

The handle of the hand telephone II is supported in the aligned cradleseats 2| and 22 provided in the cradle members I5 and I6, respectively,the weight of the hand telephone being adequate to retain theswitchhooks or plungers 29 and 30 in their depressed positions againstthe bias of the'switching mechanism 36, in order to retain the switchingmechanism 36 in its open circuit position in a well-known manner. Whenthe handle of the hand telephone II is removed from the supportingcradle seats 2| and 22 provided in the cradle members I5 and I6,respectively, the switchhooks or plungers 29 and 30 are projectedoutwardly under the bias of the switching mechanism 36, in order tocause the switching mechanism 36 to be operated to its closed circuitposition in a well-known manner.

In order to facilitate movement of the mounting III and the handtelephone II supported thereby from place to place, an arrangement isprovided which comprises a resilient metallic element 39 provided with abody portion 40 and two outwardly extending pivot pins II and 42arranged in aligned openings provided in the inserts 21 and 28,respectively. Accordingly, the element 39 extends between the cradlemembers I5 and I6 and is pivotally mounted in the aligned openingsprovided in the inserts 21 and 28 carried by the cradle members I5 and I6, respectively. The element 39 has a normal position wherein the bodyportion 40 thereof is disposed below the plane of the aligned cradleseat 2| and 22 provided in the cradle members I5 and I6, respectively,and substantially entirely in the recess 20 provided in the rear of thepedestal I3. Also, the element 39 has an operated position wherein thebody portion 40 thereof is disposed above the plane of the alignedcradle seats 2| and 22 provided in the cradle members I5 and I6 and inlatching engagement with the handle of the hand telephone II. Theelement 39 is so constructed and arranged that the body portion 40thereof is readily accessible when it occupies its normal position,thereby to accommodate rotational movement of the element from itsnormal position to its operated position. When the element 39 occupiesits operated position, the handle of the hand telephone II is securelylatched in place in the aligned cradle seats 2| and 22 provided in thecradle members I 5 and I6, respectively, thereby to prevent operation ofthe switching mechanism 36 housed in the cavity 32 provided in thepedestal I3 incident to the movement from place to place of the mountingI0 and the hand telephone II supported thereby. Also, it is noted thatthe element 39 is so constructed and arranged that when it is moved fromits normal position to its operated position, the body portion 40thereof is sprung over the top portion of the handle of the handtelephone II, thereby to clamp the handle of the hand telephone IIsecurely in place in the aligned cradle seats 2| and 22 provided in thecradle members I5 and I6, respectively.

The hand telephone II and the mounting I0 are so constructed andarranged that the hand telephone II and the mounting I 0 are movable asa unit from place to place by the handle of the hand telephone II whenthe handle of the hand telephone II is latched in place in the alignedcradle seats 2| and 22 provided in the cradle members I5- and I6,respectively. It is contemplated that the person desiring to move themounting I0 and the hand telephone II supported thereby from one placeto another will first grasp the body portion 40 of the element 39 androtate the element 39 in a counterclockwise direction about the pivotpins 4| and 42, as viewed in Fig. 2, from its normal position to itsoperated position, thereby securely to latch the handle of the handtelephone II in the aligned cradlev seats 2| and 22 provided in thecradle members I5 and I6. The person may then conveniently move themounting I0 and the hand telephone II supported thereby from one placeto another by inserting his fingers in the recess 20 provided in therear of the pedestal I3 and gripping the handle of the hand telephoneII. When the mounting I 0 and the hand telephone supported thereby arethusmoved, the hand telephone II is moved directly and the mounting I0is secured fastened to the handle of the hand telephone II by theelement 39 as previously explained.

In view of the foregoing, it is apparent that a desk mounting for a handtelephone is provided which is of simple and rugged construction andwhich embodies an improved arrangement for facilitating movement fromplace to place of the mounting and the hand telephone supported therebyand for preventing operation of the switching mechanism housed in themounting and operatively associated with the cradle of the mountingincident to the movement of the mounting and the hand' telephonesupported thereby.

While there has been described what is at present consideredto be thepreferred embodiment of the invention, it will be understood thatvarious modifications may be made therein, and it is contemplated in theappended claims to cover all such modifications as fall within the truespirit and scope of the invention.

What is claimed is:

1. In combination with a hand telephone provided with a handle, amounting comprising a base, a cradle adapted to receive and support thehandle of said hand telephone, and means operative to latch the handleof said hand telephone securely in place in said cradle, said handtelephone and said mounting being so constructed and arranged that saidhand telephone and said mounting are movable as a unit from place toplace by the handle of said hand telephone when the handle of said handtelephone is latched in place in said cradle.

2. In combination with a hand telephone provided with a handle, amounting comprising a base, a pedestal, a cradle including twospacedapart and upwardly extending cradle members, said cradle membersbeing provided with aligned cradle seats therein adapted to support thehandle of said hand telephone, said pedestal having a recess thereindisposed below the plane of said cradle and the handle of said handtelephone, and an element carried by said mounting and operative tolatch the handle of said hand telephone securely in place in the alignedcradle seats provided in said cradle members, said hand telephone andsaid mounting being so constructed and arranged that said hand telephoneand said mounting are movable as a unit from place to place by thehandle of said hand telephone when the handle of said hand telephone islatched in place in the aligned cradle seats provided in said cradlemembers.

3. In combination with a hand telephone provided with a handle, amounting comprising a base, a pedestal, a cradle including twospacedapart and upwardly extending cradle members, said cradle membersbeing provided with aligned cradle seats therein adapted to support thehandle of said hand telephone, said pedestal including front and rearupwardly and inwardly extending walls and upwardly extending side wallsformed by said cradle members, the rear wall oi. said pedestal and saidcradle members being so constructed and arranged that a substantiallychannel-shaped recess is provided in the rear of said pedestal, and anelement extending between said cradle members and pivotally mountedthereon, said element having a normal position wherein it is disposedsubstantially entirely in the recess provided in the rear of saidpedestal and an operated position wherein it is disposed substantiallyout of the recess provided in the rear of said pedestal and in latchingengagement with the handle of said hand telephone, thereby to latch thehandle oi! said hand telephone securely in place in the aligned cradleseats provided in said cradle members, said hand telephone and saidmounting being so constructed and arranged that said hand telephone andsaid mounting are movable as a unit from place to place by the handle ofsaid hand telephone when the handle of said hand telephone is latched inplace in the aligned cradle seats provided in said.

cradle members.

4. In combination with a hand telephone provided with a handle, amounting comprising a base, a pedestal, a cradle including twospacedapart and upwardly extending cradle members, said cradle membersbeing provided with aligned cradle seats therein adapted to support thehandle of said hand telephone, said pedestal including front and rearupwardly and inwardly extending walls and upwardly extending side wallsformed by said cradle members, the rear wall of said pedestal and saidcradle members being so constructed and arranged that a substantiallychannel-shaped recess is provided in the rear of said pedestal, and anelement having a body portion and extending between said cradle membersand pivotally mounted thereon immediately below the plane of the alignedcradle seats provided therein, said element having a normal positionwherein the body portion thereof is disposed below the plane of thealigned cradle seats provided in said cradle members and in the recessprovided in the rear of said pedestal and an operated position whereinthe body portion thereof is disposed above the plane of the alignedcradle seats provided in said cradle members and in latching engagementwith the handle of said hand telephone, thereby to latch the handle ofsaid hand telephone securely in place in the aligned cradle seatsprovided in said cradle members, said element being so constructed andarranged that the body portion thereof is readily accessible when itoccupies its normal position,

thereby to accommodate rotational movement of said element from itsnormal position to its operated position, said hand telephone and saidmounting being so constructed and arranged that said hand telephone andsaid mounting are movable as a unit from place to place by the handle ofsaid hand telephone when the handle of said hand telephone is latched inplace in the aligned cradle seats provided in said cradle members.

5. In combination with a hand telephone provided with a handle, a hollowmounting comprising a base, a cradle adapted to receive and support thehandle of said hand telephone, switch mechanism arranged within saidmounting, a movable member associated with said cradle and operativelyconnected to said switchingmechanism, said cradle and said member beingso constructed and arranged that said switching mechanism is controlledin accordance with placement and removal of the handle of said handtelephone with respect to said cradle, and means operative to latch thehandle of said hand telephone securely in place in said cradle, therebyto prevent operation of said switching mechanism incident to themovement from place to place of said mounting and said hand telephonesupported thereby, said hand telephone and said mounting being soconstructed and arranged that said hand telephone and said mounting aremovable as a unit from place to place by the handle of said handtelephone when the handle of said hand telephone is' latched in place insaid cradle.

FRED GIENGER.

